Japan Declares Hydrogen Power Generation Ready to Stand on its Own

This summer, Japanese energy planners called curtains on one of the most prominent projects supported by the state’s Green Innovation Fund. The study to verify the potential of applying hydrogen as a...

Mired in Bureaucracy: Will Tokai No. 2 Ever Power Again?

Japan Atomic Power Company’s Tokai No.2 is slated to receive OCCTO subsidies and has been waiting to restart for a long time. Nevertheless, despite receiving an initial regulatory green light in 2018...

JCM Tightens Conditions to Refocus Carbon Credits Support Scheme

The Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) recently shifted gears, signaling a strategic move away from broadly funding traditional solar power installations toward more selective support for innovative, hi...

Major Utilities Adjust Investment Plans to Chime With New National Goals

In February, the Cabinet approved three sweeping energy and climate initiatives: the 7th Basic Energy Plan, the Plan for Global Warming Countermeasures, and the GX 2040 Vision. Since then, major powe...

The Balancing Act for Energy Planners Continues a Decade into Reforms

In late March, the energy agency (ANRE) published its long-awaited review of electricity market reforms carried out over the past decade, and set out future priorities. The results indicate success i...